Hello waves in Cali I'm Carrie had and welcome to it's about you an informational
program about the classes activities and special events of the waves and County
Parks and Recreation Department well as we count down the final days of two
thousand and twelve weeks of County Parks and Recreation is busy with several
seasonal special events as well as our ongoing calendar of programs and classes now
when I say Parks and Recreation I'm sure most of you think of wellness centers
group fitness classes and athletic leagues but we strive on
a daily basis to offer programs for individuals of all ages sizes interests and
abilities including therapeutic recreation programs today I'm joined by J.
Nick Fadden and Amanda Berry's who are two of our therapeutic recreation
specialists that work with the therapeutics and seniors division of winter Parks
and Recreation and they're here today to talk about their upcoming programs and
some of that Timothy's they have in the summer Ladies thank you for joining us
today it's
a pleasure to have you back. I will start first with Jane you are the recreation
specialist in charge of therapeutic programming at the Franklin recreation complex
tell us
a little bit about yourself and and how long you've been the department doing this
job I've been
a recreation specialist for twenty five years and I've been with Williamson County
for almost five years now and Amanda you do the therapeutic programming at the wall
the recreation center in Spring Hill tell us
a little bit about what you do and your tenure with the department and I have been
with the Department for almost two years now I started as
a kid. So little bit longer. You know to start out with camp well
wishes are there if you next summer day camp program we're going to go
a little bit into detail about it later on but then having that experience as
a counselor and then just pushing that into your full time career. Will levelly we
will have to say on behalf of the farm that was and lucky to have you both you both
an exceptional job when talking about therapeutic services though people tinting
usually have different understandings of what that means such I want you to tell us
a little bit about the therapeutics division who use are and the types of programs
that you offer Well the main purpose of our program is deserved individuals with
special needs they can be either physical or emotional developmental and he's in
the type of need that an individual might have. We have all types of programs from
stiffness to games that to the to like them being to dance to
special events. Games groups outings respite programs.
A little of this yet little part I mean it is goes on you know that's where I get
the. Different types of programs but it tells
a little bit about the purpose of therapeutic recreation because one of our old
colleagues used to always refer to it as this the sneaky therapy.
Well basically you're having
a good time you're doing what you like to do your have and you're having been and
you're getting something out of it whether it's learning a skill improving on
a skill or learning basic. Basic things daily living.
Social. Getting out and being with other people in the community at the at the rec
center you know as though and being with your friends and it just ended
a. Yes they have so much to teach individuals about everyday life from you know
how to socialize and talk to people you know how to interact in
a group and then how you how you mention to even some of the aspects of the program
Michael from the fitness classes that we're going to talk about
a few minutes you know how those teach people certain types of skills and abilities
to do things in their everyday lives and to be more independent. And we'll have
a little bit about the staff we offer door programs and therapeutic recreation in
Franklin and in Spring Hill and you'll have a division of the T.R.S.
Specialists made to tell us
a little bit about the T.R.'s and kind of what that is and what that means and it's
certification so we're survive there Peter Gration specialist and what that means
is that we've all attended
a college for regression will there be would then have taken
a step further and received or through occasion by sitting for
a board and so it took an exam and so we're made it official yes.
So you know we have
a level of quality strive to meet make sure that we're providing for the community
and I think that you definitely do that with the level of programming you have the
number of different programs you offer it really is an exceptional program ends one
of its kind here you know there's a there's not just
a ton of therapeutic services and wins
a county I mean we have some great bit and we have some great organizations and
schools of that have
a has great programs as well but then you would offer therapeutic recreation
through the parks and recreation department is not something that every community
has. Our oath talks about some of the classes that you guys offer we're going to
these specifically talking about your December activities today and I'm sure
a few people are like these for you know but with how you all structure some of
your programs and the pre-planning that goes into
a lot of your activities you guys do a lot of advance registration for
a program so that you can properly prepare for your classes and your activities and
so with registration deadlines means that well it might be the middle of October or
November but we're going to have to be talking about the summer but this is more
what people can look forward to and this will give them time to actually prepare
their calendar you know this time of year so busy for so many different people you
want to get into the holidays as we can just kind of fill up really really quick so
hopefully this will be helpful for so. People tune kind of feeling in some of the
whole throughout their holiday schedule let's start with
a program that you offer Jane called fitness fun you have done the Franklin rec
center Tell us
a little bit about this program and what it does it means on Wednesday afternoons
from four to forty fifty this program. Basically when you do
exercises with hand weights resistance bands we variety of different exercise.
Articles and the members are going to get
a good workout we also do thirty minutes of walking at the end of the program or
your vascular and in the end you'll ever get yes we we want the participant to get
some good exercise and good socialization and you know learn some new skills and
and get out there and get move and they enjoy it and we enjoy the program so that.
And that's another way just to get the artists going out there coming to
a class regularly getting that exercise and socializing and being out in the
community and maybe learning
a few things and they can take home with them and they do and they'll go to the
bring in their own new equipment and those they look at you know look we've got
a new way. And they have their own hand weights and. So it's good to see
them carrying that on or they'll walk and then we'll walk on the outside trails
when it's nice and then walk in on the indoor track when we're in your recall like
it probably will be in December when we will stretch it as long as we can. And
again this is a program that's offered on consecutive Wednesdays within
a month for December you're meeting three weeks on the fifth twelfth and nineteen
again it is from four to four fifty pm This is
a program for teenagers and up so those thirteen and up can participate in this
program small little program in C.
It's nine dollars for the three meetings in December so very affordable cost for
this program one thing with this particular program though our participants do have
to be independent with their personal care which is I which is part of you know the
criteria to meet to register for this program and registration for Franklin's
fitness plan program is going on now through December fourth or until the program
is full one of your most popular programs is your recreation night potluck and then
go you both do them at both of your facilities this is when the programs that
people really seem to love politics always have
a huge turnout and are very very popular with the majority of your participants
Amanda tell us a little bit about the pot what being
a program kind of how it's structured and what you'll do with this. Will the
participants come with
a caregiver if needed or they come independently if they're able to and. They bring
a side dish to share with everybody and we provide the meat and drinks first we
start off with dinner and the place and fun room rounds of being go and they get to
choose from a variety of prizes that we offer and it's
a great night for both the caregivers and the participants So you know sometimes
the caregivers need to network
a little bit exactly other people exactly just involved love the theory it's
a great social night out for everybody it's
a little something different in the middle of their week you know great chance to
reconnect with friends and meet new people and I love what you were saying about
the caregivers are recreation the pall of being those are what we term pals program
which stands for people at leisure with support meaning they need
a caregiver to assist them in the outing that the caregiver have to attend as well
but it's
a good opportunity for the caregivers as well to kind of connect with their peers
and you know kind of have an opportunity to you know work within their network and
keep up relationships with people doing the things on job and they are whether they
just need someone else to talk to you about what's going on and in my law for
Monday or you know I'm having you know we're working around this right now what are
you working with what's working for you what's not I mean I do that daily as
a parent or
a good bye from everybody. So I like how you mention that because it's beneficial
for the participant as well as for the other people in the program which is
wonderful. These events take place on Thursdays and Tuesday evening it's one
Thursday among them FRANKLIN It's one Tuesday night
a month in Spring Hill they are nighttime programs from five thirty to seven thirty
P.M.
There for young adults in up all the programs are all the Pollocks are free but again
because it is a potluck by definition we do ask the participants to bring
a side dish or dessert for the meal the department provides the meats drinks as
well the being a games and being
a prizes and again because of the type of program. Especially when there's
a meal involved we do ask for pre-registration in December our therapeutic potluck
and bingo night is on Thursday December the force registration for that program is
going on now through December second or until the program fails our therapeutic
potluck ending event in Spring Hill will be the following week on Tuesday December
the eleventh and registration for it will be held Nov thirteenth through December
tenth. And the Jane in Franklin you do another recreation program in December which
is
a karaoke night I always. Had that night and I
thought I have never done or will do karaoke but I love the joy that others
experience in doing this type of activity tell us what you have planned for this
night always we do karaoke about once a year this year we're doing it
a nice ember so the participants will bring either their own carry as you CD
or
a CD with their favorite you know create karaoke song or songs that they can whip thing
along with and we'll have the karaoke player will have
a stage that of course will also serve dinner and since it's in December I assume
that will be doing a lot of Christmas based on
a lot of the holidays Yeah. In our participants love the thing and they love to
dance and so you know that's the great thing about our karaoke because people will
actually get up there and dance while the others are singing and they disagree on
the night and we always have
a good turnout and they have the option of bringing their own C.D.'s because
a lot of our participants don't do as well with the monitor and there was very
welcome to bring their own that they can sing along with that they are comfortable
with herbal when they've listened to it
a lot and I know all the words anyway and I want to say and we do it to encourage
them to get up with their friends and sing with songs and add. It'll it may start
out slow but they'll end up at the end of the night nobody wants to go home and
like the guys we really need to take it then US couple of days walking around the
back lot the dog said. Yes karaoke night really we've got two more
to more than we really have got to I got to get y'all found a little like that is
a lot of but it's a lot of and I love it we do
a lot of warnings with Ramsey right now two more minutes and. We're going to be
walking around a karaoke night when we're saw Gary overnight is out with
a sign at the side of the first step in this and it's good to keep order with it
and. We've got to have karaoke night coming up on Thursday December the thirteenth
since
a dinner Saval this is also another evening program again from five thirty to seven
thirty P.M.
For young adults and up costs for the program is only five dollars per person and
again dinner is included registration for this event will be going on November
twentieth through December twenty second and I had to drop that probably put the
wrong date down
a bit that's going to be registration thirty some or twelve yet it is not
a thirty. And I was probably won't go on and it's not.
A Real quick break that you'll say to me we come back we'll be talking more about
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Welcome back to is about you were talking today about therapeutic recreation fry
a Grammy with the weeds in County Parks and Recreation Department and before we
left we were talking about some of our ongoing monthly programs that we offer
through the department again we do offer dual programming through both the Franklin
recreation complex as well as the long view recreation center at Spring Hill and we
have
a couple more programs to talk about with your monthly programming to not talk about
one of your programs is called again school will work tell us kind of what that
program consists of and what you guys have coming up in December. That that group
is different every month sometimes we're working on
a different skill in December we're working on or doing holiday games and it'll be
great games relays and they'll all be kind of holiday base we'll be doing presents
and relays based president. Candy and things like that the participants really
like the holiday game group we also include dinner in the that program for the you
to dinner with several of the different types of programs that you offer in
therapeutic recreation So tell us
a little bit about kind of what you all do for dinner I mean I'm sure there's
probably you know I mean with everything that we do you mean we're going to provide
nutritious meals you know that are beneficial for people that gives us an example
the kind of what you what you throw out there the participants really like the meal
out of the day we I really really really like the meal and it really depends on
what kind of program we're doing. We might have a game night we might have
a spaghetti dinner where we have spaghetti with garlic bread and salad and that
will always include
a dessert of like you know cookie or unit cookies or something like that or we
might have I think in December we're having
a baked potato bar with salad and so you know some areas will interchange with the
taters in the salad bar so we'll always have
a vegetable and this and that. We'll have to contenders. So those events you know
that you're when you're paying you're not only paying for that to be but you're
also paying for your very good meal and and they really enjoy it and that's part of
part of it and they you know will get to eat with their friends and hang out yes
such social event and I've heard that you know occasionally enjoy the big dinner
portion as well off after some good stories about some great that sandwiches that
you do Jane you build your own. It's kind of famous for that I think it's more
economical sometimes if you if you try to use to make all the stuff. Then to have
it exactly. The way what
a little of that. Literally what we mean on
a giant sandwiches and then the the participants really like that because your risk
going to them to. The dinner pail every got
a good many of those who are have and that. Games go are coming up on Thursday
night December the twenty S Again dinners involved in other nighttime programming
five thirty seven thirty for young adults and the cost for this is also just five
dollars and again that they does include their meal for that evening this also is
a pouch program so caregivers are required to attend if needed by the participant
and registration for this program begins November twenty seventh and runs through
December eighteenth or until the program is full and one of the last monthly
programs that you offer on an ongoing basis is the Super Saturday respite program
and the rest that have always been very very popular with the therapeutic division
in the participants that you all work with in the community Amanda want you tell us
a little bit about the structure of this program and what you all do you through
the respite OK well this program is opened up to our individuals that have attended
our summer camp program or those that are looking to ten years or
a Kimber Graham So we structure it more like
a day camp where they come in and we usually have. Morning activity which might
involve
a craft or music there be there be what have you then we go swimming in the
law always love with friends but we also just cut it up with another activity at
the end of the day so they get a good full day and the parents get
a good full day of
a break knowing that their participant is cared for and fed and taken care of yes I
like how you phrase it as kind of like
a little mini day at Keio we do offer this program at both locations as well as
Franklin and Spring Hill there are actually two US that programs in
a month that people could take advantage of if they wanted to which is which is
great I think that's one of the things that's so beneficial about all of this
program is it's not only beneficial to the participant in that they are receiving
a type of therapy and learning independent you know skills for every day wife but
it's also I mean it's also
a good time for their caregiver their family members other people in their lives to
take a little. Moment you know to have
a great themselves I mean everyone needs one every now and it and these are
wonderful opportunities for that where you know family members or caregivers know
that their child or that they're there their charge is well taken care of by
a very trained dedicated staff that's what Jane you've been doing this twenty five
years I mean you know that you're wrong turn professionals who care deeply about
your part of the of what they're doing and providing the best care for them
possible wonderful program all around love Super Saturday respites. We have them
scheduled in the Simberg on Saturday the first in Franklin and then on Saturday
December the fifteenth in Spring Hill these are day long programs from ten A.M.
To three P.M. Has
a good couple of hours for everybody to enjoy. Kind of tag you know what you said
before this is similar to your summer camp program so it's opened to the same ages
that canned will is offered to you. Which means that it's for waves in county
residents between the ages of six to twenty three so this isn't just like the teens
or the Young Adult the some of the other nightly programs are for us as have the
wider range of participants age levels it is only twenty dollars per session which
is an amazing scene that is because it's an all day program we do ask the
participants bring a sack lunch and
a drink for the day and also that they bring their tat all their swim to the all
the things that they would need for the types of activities that you guys are going
to be doing personal care is provided for the just like it camp so
a lot of that kind of other scions are taken care of. And we also have
registrations for these as well I know you're rested are extremely popular so there
is
a full lightly different registration policy with this particular program than the
other ones I'm going to give the registration dates for each of these and in I mean
if you would just kind of elaborate on the registration for this program for our
Franklin respin again that's on Saturday December first registration is November
twelfth through November twenty eighth and then for our Spring Hill respite that is
on the summer the fifteenth our registration is November twenty sixth through
December the tenth and I mean
a real quick go over the kind of the parameters for registration and then we'll
actually get out the registration numbers and then in
a few minutes when the registration begins on Monday at nine A.M.
Individuals can start calling and register they need to call the front desk and
speak with them we do not accept voice mail and. They have to five days to the mill
in their check or bring in their check and if they don't want to call they can show
up but they didn't care before nine A.M.
Before and then and that's when it was the fix start time and that's right because
it is opulence important. Right right and it's putting this in important you know
if this is something that you really want for
a member of your family or you know someone that you care for that you call and
register promptly. I know that they are very popular they didn't in the film very
quickly there's only
a limited amount of participants that you can take especially when it's
a day long program and we're providing personal care for all the participants So
a lot of factors into that as well. One thing I do want to touch on about all of
your programs and and and people not have picked up on this already I hope that I
have all of our therapeutic recreation programs aside from our Super Saturday rest
that are on Thursday nights in Franklin and in all of our therapeutic programs and
Springhill aside from Saturday rest that are on Tuesday nights so there are do
opportunities for people within the county to participate in these programs and
they can literally choose to double up if they want to and have multiple different
opportunities to participate it also gives people more availability you know maybe
if we wanted to do the public in being go but we already had something else on our
calendar for the night it was going to happen of wrangling or maybe we can go to
the one in Spring Hill still have an opportunity to participate maybe meet new
people things like that I love how the program is kind of built that way so that it
can intertwine which is very nice. And we also want to talk
a little bit again about the registration policy registrations required for pretty
much every program that we've gone through today and again like you were saying
Amanda registering is important on the day of registration you can call the front
desk at either the Franklin recreation complex or the long view recreation center
to register for program respites the only program where there's with the fix start
time on registration the rest can be within normal hours of operation for the
facility to register for programs and Franklin you call the front desk of the
Franklin recreation complex at seven nine zero five seven one nine extension ten
and for the long view recreation center at Spring Hill you dial three zero two zero
nine seven one again extension ten to speak with the receptionist and again read
a straight. I'm in with an actual person not leaving
a voicemail we do require you to speak with an individual in order to make
a reservation and payment is required I add or at the time of registration or
within five days to secure your registration for an event and I know
a lot of times you guys encourage your participants to actually take care of their
own registration again just another form of recreation there be you know getting
them used to making that phone call or interacting with the front desk receptionist
and you know being able to pay for their program and counting the money and you
know all that kind of stuff that's important for everyday Well it's exactly it's as
if the sneaky therapy it's all been there you might not realize it because you
haven't the goods. And there. Are and then real quick I do kind of want to touch on
some of your seasonal program but we don't have
a lot of time left in the show but do want to let people know about some of the
things that we do throughout the year and these ongoing programs are offered on
a monthly basis but you have
a great seasonal Balwyn program that you do in Franklin through the Franklin family
entertainment letter I know you guys are just wrapping up your fall session and
you'll take
a little break over the over the holidays but real quick Gen Con talk to us
a little bit about the bowling program and what makes it such
a good therapy to captivity. We've got it's been in place for us so many years we
have
a pretty large group we usually have between fifteen and twenty participants that
come every Tuesday but one starts at it through cotton and ends at four thirty
participants can come they don't have to register they just show up and they pay
their three dollars to bring them damn we entertainment they get their shoes that
come down to where we're bowling and we put them on
a lane with their friends that pretty much everybody knows each other we've had we
have you know several new participants that will come each week and and we
introduce them to everybody and it does a great way to get some exercise. To learn
a new skill. They can get smacks of they want it's very they're
independent they get their own they get their own. They don't think that's
a great thing about Bolinas bowling is one of the few sports where you don't have
to bring anything you don't have to buy a mitt or a ball or a bat or
a certain pair of shoes you just show up and everything's provided or you which
makes it really very very easy and it's what he said as a program they had
a ton of fun with his and very blessed to be able to work with the Franklin family
entertainment center for so that villas and we and we will meet every time and less
Brinkley. And what loath Williamson County Schools are closed to them that we don't
see in this and again you guys are taking
a little break over the holidays but you'll be back in the spring of twenty's or
teens or people that are way back in January Absolutely and then also just we only
have
a another minute left but real quick camp will are therapeutic summer day camp program
is
a fabulous resource for families in Wayne County and you can find more information
out about that program coming up in spring of two thousand and thirteen for our for
our summer program was I want to thank you all real quick for joining us today been
a pleasure having you in the studio we wish you the best of luck with all of your
programming if you guys would like more information about therapeutic services from
the wings and County Parks and Recreation Department you can visit our facilities
to receive a free monthly newsletter or you can also pick up
a quarterly therapeutic newsletter called the recreation review it all outlined for
you three months of programming to get all those registration and event dates on
your calendar and again more information is always available from our website at W
W W dot W C Parks and Rec dot com Thank you for joining us for today show we'll see
you next time and until then remember waves and county it's all about you.